Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to New York
Flights on ATL–LGA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 8,249 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel5.0%Flights1,419
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.0%Flights4,937
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.9%Flights1,035
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time51%Median10 minp90130 minCancel4.8%Flights858
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)41%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 288 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → LGA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 6,981 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 5,935 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 3,877 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 70 min · 3,040 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 4,086 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 3,620 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 2,404 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 3,611 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 3,620 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 3,644 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 3,620 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 3,400 flights
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